Meaning

7 senses
  1. Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.

    You need to show some averages in an executive summary, show some samples of raw data in the document body, and move the full raw data to an appendix.

  2. Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.

    The arithmetic mean.

    The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.

    Durchschnitt, arithmetisches Mittel, Mittelwert

    сре́днееsrédneje

    сере́днєserédnje

  3. A financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.

  4. A financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.

    (dated)Proportional or equitable distribution of financial expense.

  5. An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.

    batting average

  6. A financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.

    (obsolete)Customs duty or similar charge payable on transported goods.

  7. (UK, obsolete)The feudal service that a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the animals of the tenant, such as the transportation of wheat, turf, etc.

More definitions
  • an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
  • a statistic describing the location of a distribution
  • (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

Examples

388 sentences
  1. The temperature is above average this winter.

    Температура цієї зими вища середньої. — marko

    ruТемпература этой зимой выше средней. — Wezel

    deDie Temperatur liegt diesen Winter über dem Durchschnitt. — al_ex_an_der

  2. Tom and Mary are just average students.

    Том та Мері лише середньостатистичні студенти. — deniko

    deTom und Maria sind lediglich Durchschnittsschüler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom is an average-looking guy.

    Том — пересічний хлопець. — deniko

    ruТом — парень с невзрачной внешностью. — odexed

    deTom ist ein durchschnittlich aussehender Typ. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Mary is just an average girl.

    Мері — просто звичайнісінька дівчинка. — deniko

    ruМэри — самая обычная девушка. — Ooneykcall

  5. My school grades were average.

    Мої оцінки у школі були середніми. — marko

    ruМои оценки в школе были средние. — corvard

    deMeine Schulnoten waren durchschnittlich. — Wolf

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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arithmetic mean:
Русский
By meaning 1
arithmetic mean:
Deutsch
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arithmetic mean:

Origin

From Middle English average, from Medieval Latin averagium, from aver (“horse or other b

From Middle English average, from Medieval Latin averagium, from aver (“horse or other beast of burden, service required from the same”) from Old English eafor (“obligation to carry goods and convey messages for one's lord”) from aferian (“to remove, take away”); + -age.

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Forms

plural: averages
Singularaverage
Pluralaverages

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a statistic describing the location of a distribution:norm

Word family

22 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • an an average
  • does the average
  • above average
  • is above average
  • the average canadian
  • average canadian
  • average student

See also

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